Franklent is a name of ancient Anglo-Saxon origin and comes from a family once having lived at the francland or freeland. It the surname Franklent originally derived from the Old French word Francland which referred to dweller at the freeland. The surname Franklent is a topographic surname, which was given to a person who resided near a physical feature such as a hill, stream, church, or type of tree.

Franklent Early Origins

The surname Franklent was first found in Yorkshire where they held a family seat from ancient times and were Lords of the manor of Thirkelby in that county.

Franklent Spelling Variations

Franklent Spelling Variations

The English language only became standardized in the last few centuries; therefore, spelling variations are common among early Anglo-Saxon names. As the form of the English language changed, even the spelling of literate people's names evolved. Franklent has been recorded under many different variations, including Frankland, Franklands, Franckland, Francklands and many more.

Franklent Early History

Franklent Early History

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Franklent research. Another 181 words (13 lines of text) covering the years 1816, 1531, 1587, 1640, 1628, 1629, 1640, 1630, 1698, 1640, 1697, 1671, 1685, 1665 and 1726 are included under the topic Early Franklent History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Franklent Early Notables (pre 1700)

Franklent Early Notables (pre 1700)

Distinguished members of the family include Jocosa or Joyce Frankland (1531-1587), an English philanthropist; William Frankland (died 1640), an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1628 to 1629 and in 1640; Richard Frankland (1630-1698) was an English nonconformist from Rathmell, a hamlet in...

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The Great Migration

The Great Migration

For many English families, the political and religious disarray that shrouded England made the far away New World an attractive prospect. On cramped disease-ridden ships, thousands migrated to those British colonies that would eventually become Canada and the United States. Those hardy settlers that survived the journey often went on to make important contributions to the emerging nations in which they landed. Analysis of immigration records indicates that some of the first North American immigrants bore the name Franklent or a variant listed above: Anne Franklaind who settled in Virginia in 1643; John Frankland settled in Virginia in 1700; Mr. Frankland settled in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1775.

See Also

Citations

Citations

Other References

The Norman People and Their Existing Descendants in the British Dominions and the United States Of America. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1975. Print. (ISBN 0-8063-0636-X).

Bede, The Venerable. Historia Ecclesiatica Gentis Anglorum (The Ecclesiastical History Of the English People). Available through Internet Medieval Sourcebook the Fordham University Centre for Medieval Studies. Print.

The Franklent Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Franklent Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.